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Paper 3 - A Tourist’s World What is tourism?
LO: I can define tourism to include travel for leisure, business and visiting friends and relatives. I can assess the importance of the different types of tourism and how they are measured. I am aware of the reasons for the differences. I understand the reasons why different types of tourism are likely to involve different types of trip.
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Think of your last holiday….
Write where you went on a post it note and what was the purpose of your trip.
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Leisure and tourism Define the 2 key words
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Think… Why may a country record the purpose of visit What may be the different characteristics of each category?
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Types of leisure break 1. Beach holiday Main purpose is to relax on a beach. E.g, Cancun or Benidorm. Many have bars and nightclubs to cater for younger tourists (i.e. Ayia Napa in Cyprus).
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Types of holiday… Package holiday: a holiday in which travel and accommodation are put together by a tour operator and sold as a relatively cheap package Mass tourism: The large scale mass movement of tourists to popular destinations, often promoted through package holidays.
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2. Give some examples of destinations for Package holidays
3. What is the appeal of package holidays to some people? `
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Types of leisure break City break Activity holiday
Low cost flights are available to many cities in Europe to see the heritage for a weekend, Mainly tend to be couples for short periods of time. For travelers who want to learn new skills. Could be relaxing like learning to paint or cook, or something adventurous like caving or white water rafting.
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Types of leisure break Health tourism Heritage and cultural tourism
A holiday that includes some kind of health treatment. Could be a trip to health spa or for medical purposes e.g. cheaper plastic surgery in Cape Town, South Africa. Traveling to visit important buildings from the past e.g. castles or Hindu temples in Sri Lanka
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Types of leisure break Business tourism Cruise tourism
Where people travel for work. This may include using a conference centre, hotels and restaurants. Where the holiday takes place on a cruise ship. Most of the food and activities will be provided by the cruise company
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Test 1. What were the 7 types of holiday learnt previously. 2. Give a one sentence description of the main purpose of this holiday 3. Give an example of a destination where you may do this.
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